View full sizeUSDOTTransportation Secretary Ray LaHood goes for a bike ride during National Transportation Week.

Our secret to handling Monday morning: Ignore it and it will probably go away.

Yeah, you should probably head to work at some point, but it will go away.

Here are a collection of commuting headlines to help you get through Monday (or maybe just remind you that the weekend is kaput!):

If you happened upon the weekend lane closures on Interstate 5’s Iowa Street viaduct just north of the Terwilliger Curves over the weekend, you received a pretty clear reminder that summer construction season is swinging away on Oregon’s Road.Night-time lane closures are planned this week crews prepare to shift traffic to a temporary bridge so they can demolish the old one.

As the tug of war over the Columbia River Crossing continues, Syracuse, N.Y., is considering removing a significant chunk of Interstate 81 on the other side of the country to revive its limping economy.

A note from Washington Traffic Safety Commission: “The summer party season is approaching, which means extra DUI patrols will be on the roadways throughout Clark County from June 24 through the 4th of July Holiday.” Seriously, don’t drink and drive any time. Stinks that we have to keep reminding people of that.

Another traffic alert: The southbound lanes of Northeast 238th Drive between Arata Road and Glisan Street in Wood Village will be closed from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today during road maintenance work. The lane closures will allow a Multnomah County crew to trim vegetation along the road and clear drainage areas.

A contractor for the Portland Water Bureau will conduct exploratory underground survey work, also known as “potholing,” at night on one northbound lane of Southwest Naito Parkway between Caruthers Street and Clay Street this week.The work starts tonight and goes through Thursday night. Crews must determine the exact locations of utility conduits under the pavement to ensure they do not conflict with a new pipeline's alignment.